Since 1926, February has been a time to center the Black community. We celebrate Black contributions, commit to taking action against racism, and reflect on Black history and Black futures. Below are 3 ways to observe Black History Month with your family. 1. Listen to Black music Choose ...
September 9, 2024 0 Demolition Derby The providers of social services to children and whanau who contract to Oranga Tamariki but sometimes other state institutions like health and education, are currently under attack by the coalition government who seem dictated to by ACT and NZ First to a surpr...
“It has been an honor putting together such a special event with MVD to commemorate some of the most innovative artists in Black music history, especially as we kick off the celebrations for Black History Month,” Ryan Butler, Recording Academy Vice Preside...
I got to bring all the sides of my magic-loving, history-seeking, smart-mouthed Black girl self to the table when I settled down to read a chapter or two. As a Black girl who has spent a significant amount of time at two Southern Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) with big ...
Yancey) of the Masonic Knights of the Golden Circle- collaborators with Masonic British Royal Family Intelligence Services to maintain an American Slave State (A Secret Society History of the Civil War, Mark A. Lause, Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL (2011)). ...
sbeing the second. The name is derived from the nickname ofHugh, the firstCapetian King, who was known asHugh Capet(941 –996). The direct succession of French kings, father to son, from 987 to 1316, of13 (thirteen) generationsin almost 330 years, was unparalleled in recorded history....
One of Stax's reliable hitmakers was a close friend of Cropper's: Otis Redding. The two shared a deep musical bond and some shared history. Both musicians grew up on farms ("By the time I was 14, I was ready to leave the home. By the time I was 16, I wasgonein my mind...
Israeli forces have killed129people in Gaza including15 children, 98 of them during protests, according to Al Mezan. As Israel continued to add to the staggering toll on Friday, the health system in Gaza was already beyond coping with the accumulation of people injured by the apparent use of...
“Ringgold has always been important, urgently connected to her moment,” wrote theBoston Globe's Murray Whyte earlier this year. “As institutions do the hard work of building overlooked episodes of cultural history back into an increasingly fluid canon, she’s never been more important.” ...